AlmostRetired
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I have questions for Ford Super Duty owners. Hauled our 2012 Bighorn 3185 out to South Dakota's Black Hills over Labor Day. The camper weighs 12200# loaded for the trip as verified by scales. TV is a 2008 F-350 diesel CC with 78K miles. It is still under the 100K drivetrain warranty.
I had the cruise set at 60 mph and the tow/haul switch engaged. The transmission temperature gauge was normal and had not been doing a lot of downshifting. As I began climbing a 6% grade, the truck downshifted once and everything was fine. A few seconds later it downshifted a second time and you would think the world was coming to an end. You could feel the truck shudder and almost hear the transmission slipping. I tapped the brakes to disengage the cruise and once the fuel supply was reduced, the truck recovered. I hate to admit it but I did recreate the scenario again. Mid-October I am traveling to North Carolina and back to Minnesota and am concerned about the elevations going East.
My questions are: 1. Am I abusing this truck/transmission by expecting too much from it? 2. Is there anything I should ask the dealer to investigate while it is still under warranty? 3. Do you have any constructive advice base upon personal experience. Please resist the name-calling...my wife has that job!
I had the cruise set at 60 mph and the tow/haul switch engaged. The transmission temperature gauge was normal and had not been doing a lot of downshifting. As I began climbing a 6% grade, the truck downshifted once and everything was fine. A few seconds later it downshifted a second time and you would think the world was coming to an end. You could feel the truck shudder and almost hear the transmission slipping. I tapped the brakes to disengage the cruise and once the fuel supply was reduced, the truck recovered. I hate to admit it but I did recreate the scenario again. Mid-October I am traveling to North Carolina and back to Minnesota and am concerned about the elevations going East.
My questions are: 1. Am I abusing this truck/transmission by expecting too much from it? 2. Is there anything I should ask the dealer to investigate while it is still under warranty? 3. Do you have any constructive advice base upon personal experience. Please resist the name-calling...my wife has that job!